What’s in a name?

FIRST, THE UP DATEErm, well. Such as it is. [Ahem.] An hour before The Dance was to commence, the girlfriends started arriving chez AAH. Directly to her room, where Serious Undertakings were launched: straightening and blow-drying of hair, application of makeup,...

Singing a happy tune

The view from my window at 9 a.m. this morning. Simply complement this picture with some serious gale-force winds and you have an idea of what the weather has been like since last night:It’s been a nasty weather day. Last night, it was reasonably calm and raining one...

Give us Halo!

Note, if you will, that Blogger comments on this site have been replaced by Haloscan. That’s right, for although Blogger are to be commended for their recent attempts at upgrading, they just take TOO DAMN LONG TO LOAD!You can be sure that YT is mighty pleased with her...

Valentinesbaloney

Don’t get me wrong: I have nothing against Valentine’s Day. In fact, in my previous incarnation as a North American Person I used to get quite giddy on this day, hoping that the object of my affections [at any given time] would slip me a valentine or at least one of...

Great Things…

YET MORE FILMSpent yesterday afternoon at the movies. Don’t recall having spent a Saturday that way since AAH was little, so it was a wonderful treat, a great diversion from the usual routine that generally consists of house cleaning and grocery shopping. Not least...

Postergirl

Ten a.m. this morning. The cell phone rings. YT answers.Truly, Yours: Hello?Eskimo Casting Girl: [Smooth caramel voice, feigning sophistication, unable to conceal that she’s just crawled out of her teens] Hello, this is [sowanso] calling from Eskimo Casting? I have an...